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Firm Total revenueFee revenueExcess net capitalOperating expenses ▼
1LPL Financial LLC$5,188,400,000$2,766,008,000$100,100,000$4,470,740,342
2Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.$906,665,662$509,612,090$1,862,175$860,066,326
3Equitable Advisors, LLC$913,766,249$237,451,393$17,474,857$839,351,631
4United Planners Financial Services$131,918,119$76,594,825$5,108,857$124,993,813
5KMS Financial Services, Inc.$122,780,641$60,795,192$7,128,658$117,203,696
6Investacorp Inc.$104,683,443$28,116,000$9,236,000$96,601,000
7Royal Alliance Associates Inc.$603,933,811$255,654,1980$82,882,692
8Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC$336,840,000$199,932,000$18,420,000$79,102,299
9The O.N. Equity Sales Co.$77,096,757$13,245,972$2,560,056$75,275,242
10Kovack Securities, Inc.$79,347,000$35,746,560$2,250,000$74,655,600
11The Leaders Group$72,532,0540$407,996$71,114,992
12Avantax Investment Services, Inc.$373,173,600$164,353,527$3,665,758$68,071,711
13Woodbury Financial Services$373,562,068$97,583,8090$61,341,896
14SagePoint Financial Inc.$405,712,335$136,968,0120$60,443,995
15The Investment Center Inc.$56,702,206$23,788,089$932,000$54,847,473
16Harbour Investments Inc.$54,914,000$24,080,000$367,000$54,000,000
17FSC Securities Corp.$305,578,221$108,596,3870$46,959,453
18Berthel Fisher & Co. Financial Services Inc.$52,419,235$17,858,085$2,024,216$36,750,000
19American Portfolios Financial Services Inc.$218,210,687$109,063,912$9,800,000$27,369,348
20Founders Financial$29,136,901$22,144,045$1,016,096$27,233,750
21Arete Wealth$30,085,805$10,362,588$275,000$26,318,330
22Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.$109,330,863$16,805,778$10,203,306$25,992,515
23Ameritas Investment Company/Ameritas Advisory Services$139,100,000$47,400,000$6,280,864$20,500,000
24CFD Investments Inc.$31,198,973$12,685,490$519,669$18,486,216
25M Holdings Securities Inc. (M Securities)$175,742,932$25,836,194$2,119,983$15,189,990
26Nationwide Planning Associates, Inc.$19,049,094$4,443,440$508,606$14,606,165
27Prospera Financial Services Inc.$54,156,438$26,514,253$7,696,516$14,603,953
28Arkadios Capital$13,000,000$3,500,000$900,000$10,600,000
29J.W. Cole Financial Inc.$121,435,444$40,715,794$4,490,243$9,789,324
30LaSalle St. Securities LLC$40,833,000$8,000,000$2,000,000$4,000,000
31Securities Management and Research$5,900,021$1,517,991$937,998$3,076,435
32Packerland Brokerage Services Inc.$23,665,120$5,152,735$514,787$2,772,317
33Trutoro$973,829$544,918$26,802$1,008,332
34Cetera Advisor Networks$619,547,036$247,597,40800
35Voya Financial Advisors Inc.$458,805,517$170,595,490$48,736,2490
36Summit Brokerage Services, Inc.$152,766,802$48,553,90800
37Waddell & Reed Financial Advisors$522,793,569$259,863,842$56,859,0000
38Independent Financial Group, LLC$174,207,800$73,559,40000
39Cetera Advisors$367,399,446$164,802,16200
40Centaurus Financial, Inc.$155,849,550$41,403,277$16,935,7810
41MML Investors Services, LLC$1,126,611,001$443,746,61300
42Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC$124,165,295$37,500,00000
43Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC dba-Commonwealth Financial Network$1,425,306,063$976,195,820$69,487,4330
44Parkland Securities, LLC$63,395,514$16,864,05500
45Spire Investment Partners LLC$33,458,313$23,905,55100
46Crown Capital Securities L.P.$50,921,253$15,935,800$3,593,1790
47Kestra Financial, Inc$549,198,316$303,041,16700
48Cetera Financial Institutions$340,713,456$48,368,08300
49PlanMember Securities Corp.$97,311,000$71,573,000$5,100,0000
50Principal Securities, Inc. $316,187,460$80,468,487$11,382,0940
51Concourse Financial Group Securities, Inc.$117,123,444$39,071,888$3,432,9690
52Equity Services Inc. $53,800,000$18,000,00000
53Trustmont Financial Group Inc.0000
54Securities America Inc.$700,700,000$299,300,000$8,900,0000
55Securities Service Network LLC$100,445,000$35,994,000$8,684,0000
56Sigma Financial Corp.$117,498,872$44,609,18500
57First Allied Securities, Inc.$239,977,492$79,357,65400
58Cetera Financial Specialists$157,742,605$78,914,30500
59Raymond James Financial Services Inc.$2,451,920,9310$33,143,0000
60Triad Advisors, LLC$132,133,009$124,065,940$7,265,8760
61Kalos Capital Inc.$32,066,600$8,044,03100
62Fortune Financial Services, Inc.$19,629,452000
63Geneos Wealth Management Inc.$132,288,399$98,751,679$1,107,2670
64St. Bernard Financial Services Inc.0000
65World Capital Brokerage, Inc.$2,500,000000
66Northwestern Mutual $1,219,479,000$786,939,000$31,276,8690
67Lincoln Financial Network$782,425,686$217,746,81600
68Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC$4,804,002,854$2,638,804,78400
69Park Avenue Securities LLC$213,712,000$87,087,00000
70Securian Financial Services Inc.$368,628,320$136,120,96100
71Grove Point Financial, LLC$116,887,423$35,232,244$6,646,1990
72Nations Financial Group
73BCG Securities, Inc.
74Broker Dealer Financial Services Corp.
75Cadaret, Grant & Co. Inc.
76Capital Analysts Inc.
77Century Securities Associates Inc.
78Coordinated Capital Securities Inc.
79Correll Co. Investment Services Corp.
80Cutter & Company, Inc.
81GBS Financial Corp.
82ING Advisor Network Inc.
83INVEST Financial Corp.
84Investment Centers of America Inc.
85National Planning Corporation (NPC)
86SII Investments Inc.
87NEXT Financial Group, Inc.
88Protected Investors of America Inc.
89Signator Investors Inc.
90Questar Capital Corp.
91Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network
92WRP Investments Inc.
93Wunderlich Securities Inc.
94LifeMark Securities Corp.
95Bolton Global Capital
96Hilltop Securities Independent Network Inc.
97Synergy Investment Group
98Leonard & Co.
99MetLife Inc.
100New England Securities Inc.
101Tower Square Securities Inc.
102Walnut Street Securities Inc.
103Foothill Securities Inc.
104Quest Capital Strategies Inc.
105Capital Investment Co.
106National Securities Corp.
107vFinance Investments Inc.
108Wall Street Access
109Cantella & Co. Inc.
110TFS Securities Inc.
111SA Stone
112Financial Telesis Inc.
113First Republic Securities Co.
114Financial Services International Corp.
115Quincy Cass Associates Inc.
116D.A. Davidson & Co.
117Williams Financial Group
118Finance 500 Inc.
119Foresters Equity Services Inc.
120CUNA Brokerage Services Inc.
121Ausdal Financial Partners
122SCF Securities Inc.
123Harbor Financial Services LLC
124TriCor Financial LLC
125Calton & Associates Inc.
126Bernardi Securities Inc.
127Allstate Financial Services LLC
128The Strategic Financial Alliance Inc.
129Infinity Financial Services
130Schwab Independent Branch Services (Franchise)
131Edward Jones
132David A. Noyes & Company
133Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak
134Alden Investment Group$1,694,232$43,692
135Vanderbilt Financial Group
136Advisor Group
137Atria Wealth Solutions
138CoastalOne

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